Regional Fire Protection Service Authorities
Contents
- About Regional Fire Protection Service Authorities
- Regional Fire Service Authorities
- Proposed Regional Fire Service Authorities
- Related MRSC Pages
About Regional Fire Protection Service Authorities
A regional fire protection service authority is a special purpose district created by the vote of the people residing in the proposed district. It is municipal corporation, an independent taxing authority within the meaning of article 7, section 1 of the state constitution, and a taxing district within the meaning of article 7, section 2 of the state constitution. Its boundaries are coextensive with two or more adjacent fire protection jurisdictions (fire district, city, town, port district, or Indian tribe). The first step in forming the district is to create a regional fire protection service authority planning committee to draft a regional fire protection service authority plan. The planning committee is composed of three elected officials appointed by the governing bodies of each of the participating fire protection jurisdictions.
Upon receipt of the regional fire protection service authority plan, the governing bodies of fire protection jurisdictions may certify the plan to the ballot and put the plan before the voters for their approval or rejection. A single ballot measure may approve formation of the authority and the plan. If a simple majority of votes cast are in favor, the district is declared organized by resolution of the county commissioners. The governing board of the authority is determined by the plan and is to consist solely of elected officials. It is responsible for the execution of the voter-approved plan. Participating jurisdictions must review the plan every ten years.
- Ch 52.26 RCW - Authorizes the formation of regional fire protection service authorities whose boundaries are coextensive with two or more adjacent fire protection jurisdictions
- Regional Fire Authority: Implementation Guide for Fire Departments in Washington State (
), jointly developed by the Washington Fire Chiefs (WFC) and the Washington State Council of Fire Fighters (WSCF), 09/2008
- Regional Fire Protection Service Authority (), by Dan Heid, City Attorney of Auburn, Proceedings of the Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys' 2008 Annual Fall Conference, MRSC Information Bulletin No. 531, 10/2008
Regional Fire Protection Service Authorities
- Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority (King County) - Includes City of Kent and King County FPD No. 37 (Covington annexed) - Election held April 27,2010 - Effective July 1, 2010
- Joint Resolution () - Kent Resolution No. 1820 and King County FPD No. 37 Resolution No. 353 - Submits Regional Fire Authority proposition to the voters; includes RFPSA plan
- Proposition 1 Ballot ()
- Joint Resolution (
- Riverside Fire Authority (Lewis County) - City of Centralia and Lewis County Fire District No. 12 - Election in November 2007
- North County Regional Fire Authority (Snohomish County) - Snohomish County FPD Nos.14 and 18 - Election in May 2007, amendment to plan May 2008
- Ballot (), special election on May 25, 2007
- Ballot (
- South Whatcom Regional Fire Authority (Whatcom County) - Whatcom County FPD No. 2 , 6, 9, and 10 - Election in November 2008
- South Whatcom Fire Authority
- Regional Fire Protection Services Authority Plan (), Final 07/02/08
- Whatcom County Ballot Proposition No. 1 () - Includes County Fire Districts Nos. 2, 6, 9 and 10, Joint Resolution No. 2008-01
- Ballot Proposition () to Dissolve Whatcom County Fire Districts 2 and 9, 11/2009
- Valley Regional Fire Service Authority (King County) - Cities of Algona, Auburn, and Pacific - Election in November 2006, formed in January 2007
- Valley Regional Fire Service Authority Formation, Presentation () at the Puget Sound Finance Officers Association, October 10, 2007 Compilation - Includes reports, resolutions, bylaws, the plan, memos
- King County Notice of Passage () pursuant to RCW 52.26.070
- Valley Regional Fire Service Authority Formation, Presentation (
- South East Thurston Regional Fire Authority (Thurston County) - Includes Yelm, Thurston County FPD No. 2, FPD No. 4 (Rainier annexed) - Election held on February 9, 2010
- West Thurston Regional Fire Service Authority (Thurston County) - Includes Thurston County FPD No.1 and Thurston County FPD No.11 - Election in August 2009
Proposed Regional Fire Protection Service Authorities
- Bremerton/South Kitsap Fire and Rescue Regional Fire Authority
- Original proposal was called West Sound Fire Rescue Regional Fire Authority Planning Committee - Included City of Bremerton, Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue, and South Kitsap Fire and Rescue (Port Orchard annexed) - Participants opted out of plan September 2009. See Kitsap Sun article West Sound Fire Authority Disbands, by Josh Farley Tuesday, 09/15/2009
- Brier, Edmonds, Mill Creek, Mountlake Terrace and Mukilteo, Woodway and Snohomish County Fire Districts 1 and 7 Regional Fire Authority Planning
- Edmonds Resolution No. 1243 ( - Creates a planning committee to consider a regional fire authority), passed in 01/2011
- Edmonds Resolution No. 1243 (
- North Lewis Regional Fire Authority - City of Chehalis, Lewis County Fire District No. 5, and Riverside Fire Authority
- Port Angeles Fire Department and Clallam County Fire District #2 Consolidation Feasibility Study
- Prosser - Proposition failed to pass at the November 2010 general election
- Resolution No. 09-1269 () - Participation on a planning committee to explore the formation of a regional fire protection service authority with Benton County Fire District No.3 and the Prosser Fire District 3, passed 03/2009
- Prosser Resolution No. 09-1284 () and Attached Funding Agreement () - Approving a Regional Fire Authority Planning Committee Funding Agreement between Benton County Fire Protection District No. 3 and the City of Prosser
- Resolution No. 09-1269 (
- Wenatchee, Chelan County FPD No. 1 and Douglas County FPD No. 2 - Douglas Fire District withdrew June 2011
- Wenatchee Resolution No. 2010-70 () - Approves the formation of a regional fire protection authority planning committee, passed 12/2010
- Wenatchee Resolution No. 2010-70 (
- Yakima - Union Gap Regional Fire Authority Study Group - Yakima, Union Gap, Yakima County Fire District No. 10 (Fruitvale), and Yakima County Fire District No. 11 (Broadway)
Fire District Informational Meetings
- East County Regional Fire Planning Committee - According to news clippings, the committee was formed by Eastside Fire and Rescue to study the formation of a regional fire protection service authority; includes representatives from the cities of Issaquah and North Bend, and King County Fire Districts No. 10 (Carnation annexed), No. 27, No. 38, No. 45 (Duvall annexed), and No. 51. Steering Committee meeting held August 31, 2010.